If you're looking to snack on something, why not try roasted cauliflower? It's so easy to make, delicious and it actually does your body good!
First, let me rave about all the health benefits of cauliflower!
Cauliflower is cruciferous vegetable like cabbage and broccoli. Adding plenty of cruciferous vegetables to your diet can help prevent the risk of some cancers because they're loaded with vitamins, minerals, and plant nutrients that may help neutralize damaging toxins.
That right there should be enough to convince you to start snacking on cauliflower, but wait! There's more!
Cauliflower contains the second highest amount of glucosinolates, after broccoli. Cauliflower's pungent smell and flavor? Glucosinolates. They're sulfur-containing compounds that actually help get your body's detoxification system going. When you chew, the glucosinolates break down into their active form, which triggers the detoxification process.
Looking to detox? Eat cauliflower!
Cauliflower is also fat free and very low in calories, but rich in fiber and potassium! One cup of chopped raw cauliflower contains 320 mg of potassium and only 27 calories. A medium banana contains 422 mg of potassium, but 105 calories!
Add cauliflower to your salads. Mash it and serve just like mashed potatoes. And definitely roast it and eat is as a snack.
And... Turmeric? How I love thee!
Turmeric is one of the most valuable spices around! It's known for its potential ability to heal. I use it all the time in soups, stews, rice dishes, scrambled tofu, roasted veggies, etc. Turmeric has anti-cancer properties and helps promote brain health - think Alzheimer's prevention. You need to add this spice to your collection and use on a regular basis.
Combine cauliflower and turmeric together and you've got one delicious, disease-fighting, fiber-rich, low fat, low calorie snack!
Here's the recipe:
Roasted Turmeric Cauliflower
What You Need:
1 head of organic cauliflower
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. turmeric
Pinch of cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
How to Make It:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Chop cauliflower head into florets.
3. Place cauliflower into a baking dish. Add olive oil, turmeric, cumin and salt then mix together.
4. Cover baking dish with foil and roast for about 35-40 min. Remove foil and cook for another 15 minutes.
This roasted cauliflower is so flavorful, you won't need dip. Just serve it on a big platter, fresh from the oven. Even if folks swear they hate cauliflower, they'll love this!
Enjoy!
Yours in Good Health,
Cynthia
xo
